in the name of the queen

Chapter 36: Using rumors to make rumors
  "It's pure slander and complete rumors, and must be brought to justice!"

After reading the contents of the newspaper while sitting on the carriage home, Sif crushed it into pieces, and her pink lips turned slightly white with anger.

She shouted to the coachman, and the carriage turned around and headed for Roland's new residence.

This newspaper was indeed too outrageous. She had a headache and had to find someone to share it with.

Just as the carriage turned back, Roland and Lisa were planning their new home.

Seeing that Lisa had even thought about how to arrange the decorations in each room, Roland's smile was somewhat unnatural.

Lisa didn't know whether she could live in this house or how many days she could live in it.

The old ticket from Alina will start sooner or later.

Queen Sylph was touring the territory, and he had to follow her.

If he stayed, he would definitely be torn to pieces by the cabinet ministers who were angry that they could not find the queen.

Of course Lisa had to go too.

Yet he couldn't even tell Lisa the truth.

Her face couldn't hide anything.

Like Queen Sylph, she is also the weak link of the overseas team.

The whole team is him and Sif at C.

This is the principle of confidentiality. If you want to keep it secret, you have to narrow the scope of your knowledge.

There is a classic dialogue.

"Can you keep it a secret?"

"Of course, tell me quickly."

"I can do that too."

Roland could only tell part of the truth and conceal part of the truth in front of everyone.

This is not cheating, absolutely not.

Just when Roland and Lisa finished planning their new home and were about to leave, Sif's carriage came back.

Roland smiled and waved to the carriage, "Did the workers find it so quickly?"

Of course it couldn't be so fast, he was just teasing.

The door curtain was raised, and Sif's face was as serious as water and she waved to Roland.

"No time to explain, get in the car first!"

She nodded to Lisa at the same time, indicating that the situation was urgent.

Lisa smiled and pushed Roland forward.

"Business matters, go ahead and remember to go home for dinner tonight."

She could feel that Roland and Miss Sif were planning something important.

Roland didn't say anything, which meant that she didn't need to know.

She won't get emotional because she doesn't know.

Watching the carriage drive away, Lisa felt a little disappointed.

Roland and Sif are extraordinary beings. It is said that extraordinary beings have powerful abilities and long lifespans far beyond ordinary people.

They are beings whose life levels are beyond ordinary people.

Roland and Sif are the ones traveling together.

Thinking of this, Lisa felt even more disappointed.

I heard that awakening extraordinary abilities mostly comes from strong obsessions and areas of expertise.

She has obsessions and areas of expertise, such as cooking.

Can’t chefs be extraordinary?

Lisa was not convinced.

She quickened her pace and walked towards the old house.

No matter how late it is, it’s nice to be able to taste home-cooked food when you get home.

While Lisa was thinking about what to eat for dinner, Sif handed the newspaper to Roland.

Although it was crumpled into a ball, the handwriting was basically legible.

This matter is indeed difficult.

The famous writer [Anonymous] contributed an article to the Sussex Sun, and the content was very exciting.

As we all know, when the author does not want his identity to be revealed, everyone is [Anonymous].

This is not the point, the point is the content of the novel.

"Oh my God, the Queen is pregnant, who did it?" 》

Roland was furious. Isn't this his novel? ! But he had nowhere to sue for copyright infringement.

In this era, there is no such thing as intellectual property rights. Although intellectuals with good taste and celebrity cannot plagiarize other people's work, no one cares about using this title.

This damn author actually wrote this idea into a story that is not suitable for children and cannot be censored.

Although the author starts off by saying that this is a past event that took place in the pre-Magic Era and has nothing to do with reality, and any similarities are purely coincidental, readers will not think so.

In this article, the culprit for getting the queen pregnant is a young literary man.

This young and frivolous writer fascinated the Queen. Not only did she devote herself to him, she also regarded him as a confidant, and even awarded him the national essay championship.

How does this mean "any similarity is purely coincidental"?
  This is obviously using the past to satirize the present.

Damn reactionary literati!
  Borrowing from the past to satirize the present, right? Pointing fingers at mulberry trees and scolding huai trees, right? His heart is worthy of death and he deserves to be killed!

Roland thought fiercely and gradually calmed down.

It's easy to kill people, but it can't silence everyone's mouths.

The last emperor who liked to gag caused a riot in the imperial capital, and he was also driven to a place called Wild Boar Town. He did not dare to return to the imperial capital until his death.

Blocking it will definitely not work.

Refuting the rumors won’t do either.

It's better not to refute rumors about this kind of thing, but people may not believe it. Once the rumor was refuted, it was confirmed.

Like most decadent empires, the credibility of the Sussex Empire is basically equal to the chastity of a prostitute, which only makes people smile.

Besides, they didn’t mention her by name, so what kind of rumor are you making?

This is not equivalent to official certification.

Seeing Roland's silence, Sif became even more flustered.

She muttered in a low voice: "These bastards are so hateful! It's obviously an entertainment newspaper, but it doesn't dig out gossip and insists on publishing this kind of novel. It really doesn't even care about the bottom line."

Roland was amused by Sif. He smiled and teased: "Tips? Do you think there is more exciting tidbits than this?"

Sif was speechless for a moment and asked angrily: "Roland, you are not here to laugh at me. Think of a solution quickly. You must have a solution. I know you can do it!"

How do I understand this kind of thing?
  Roland wanted to say something perfunctory, but Sif's words "You can definitely do it" ignited his fighting spirit.

If the most beautiful girl in the world looks up at you with pitiful eyes and firmly says that you can definitely do it, can you just sit back and watch?

Roland can.

Because he has never been confused by beauty.

But he still decided to help Sif.

They are best friends after all.

Roland quickly mobilized his memories before time travel and recalled various public relations cases.

Although the way of handling public opinion in the Internet era is different from now, the principle is the same.

Roland tapped the armrest of the seat rhythmically with his fingertips, and said slowly:
  "Sif, the memory of fish is only seven seconds. We humans are stronger than fish, and our collective memory is seven days."

Sif was slightly dazed and murmured unwillingly: "Do we have to wait seven days?"

"of course not!"

The fire in Roland's heart was ignited by Sif's disappointed look.

"You don't have to look for me at all if you are so passive."

"There is a way to make people forget about it faster. No, you can't just forget it, but you have to make most people not believe it at all."

He said firmly: "Most people have a hard time keeping their heads above water in the tide of public opinion, unless the public opinion is too outrageous."

"You mean to overshadow this matter with more outrageous public opinion?" Sif's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have caught Roland's thoughts.

Roland nodded with satisfaction. As expected of his good friend Sif, it was obvious.

If Queen Sylph were here, she would definitely be in a state of panic and be at a loss what to do.

He knew that Sif only understood the idea and had no countermeasures, so he explained directly:

"We need a more outrageous statement related to the Queen, let's think about it together."

Roland's brain began to work like a storm.

According to Sif, Sylph's appearance is very similar to hers, but her temperament is slightly different.

They are all girls with fairy-like dreamy looks.

Wait, elf? !

Roland suddenly thought of the dream elves.

He has an idea.

"Sif, Her Majesty the Queen is so beautiful, do you think it is possible that the blood of the ancient elves flows in her body?"

(End of this chapter)